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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Soone after the aforesaid agreement betwéene England and France was concluded,The duke of Summerset deliuered out of the tower. vpon the fore remembred capitulations, bicause of suspicion of displeasure and hatred that was thought to remaine betwéene the earle of Warwike and the duke of Summerset, latelie before deliuered out of the tower, a meane was found that their fréendship should be renewed through aliance,A marriage to compose strife and establish amitie. and a mariage was concluded betweene the earle of Warwikes eldest sonne, and the duke of Summersets eldest daughter: the which marriage was solemnized at Shene, the king being then present. After the solem|nitie of this marriage, there appeared outwardlie to the world great loue and fréendship betwéene the duke and the earle, but by reason of carietales and flatterers, the loue continued not long, howbeit ma|nie did verie earnestlie wish loue and amitie to con|tinue betwéene them. Rich. Grafton. Rebellion in Kent execu|ted. ¶ About this time was a new rebellion in Kent, but it was soone suppressed, and certeine of the chiefe were apprehended and put to death, namelie Richard Lion, Goddard Gorram, and Richard Ireland. This yeare was a parlement holden at Westminster, where among other things by the authoritie of the said parlement,

Priests chil|dren legiti|mate.

Usurie for|bidden.

priests chil|dren were made legitimate, and vsurie for the loane of monie forbidden.]

¶On wednesdaie in Whitsunweeke, at a court of aldermen kept at the Guildhall, Abr. Fl. ex I.S. pag. 1047, 1048 sir Iohn Aliffe knight, and maister of Blackwell hall, was sworne alderman of the Bridge ward without,Alderman of Southworke. to haue iuris|diction of the borough of Southworke, and thus was he the first alderman that euer was there, who made vp the number of six and twentie aldermen of Lon|don, whereas befo [...]e that time had beene but fiue and twentie.Terme ad|iourned. Trinitie tearme was adiourned till Mi|chaelmasse, for that the gentlemen should keepe the commons from commotion. The eleuenth of Iune being S. Barnabies daie,S. Barnab [...] kept h [...]l [...]e. High altar Paules pul|led downe. was kept holiedaie all London ouer: and the same daie at night, the high altar in Paules church was pulled downe, and a table set where the altar stood, with a veile drawne beneath the steps; and on the sundaie next a commu|nion was soong at the same table; and shortlie after all the altars in London were taken downe, and tables placed in their roomes.No watch [...] Midsummer This yeare was no such watch at Midsummer as had béene accustomed.

The thirtith of Iulie Thomas lord Wriothesleie erle of Southampton, knight of the garter,Earle of Southamp|ton deceas [...]e [...] and one of the executors to king Henrie the eight, deceassed at Lincolne place in Holborne, and was buried in S. Andrewes church there.Charitable deeds of An|drew Iude. Fréeschoole [...] Tunbridge. Sir Andrew Iude for this yeare maior of London, and skinner, erected one notable fréeschoole at Tunbridge in Kent, wherein he brought vp and nourished in learning great store of youth, as well bred in that shire, as brought from o|ther countries adioining. A noble act and correspon|dent to those that haue beene doone by like worship|full men, and other in old time within the same citie of London.Almes houses. He also builded almesse houses for six poore almesse people, nigh to the parish church of saint Helens within Bishopsgate of London, & gaue land to the companie of the skinners in the same citie, a|mounting to the value of thréescore pounds thrée shil|lings eight pence the yeare: for the which they be bound to paie twentie pounds to the schoolemaister, and eight pounds to the vsher of his free schoole at Tunbridge yearelie for euer, and foure shillings the wéeke to the six poore almesse people at S. Helens aforesaid, eight pence the péece wéekelie, and fiue and twentie shillings foure pence the yeare in coles a|mongst them for euer.]

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